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20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Astronomy
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, as rendered in Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth definitive portrait. The truncation of the bust is signed with the engraver's initials IRB. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs along the upper left periphery, AUSTRALIA along the upper right, and the date 2009 appears at the lower right, all in raised Latin lettering within the border. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2009 IRB |
| Reverse description | The central field features a detailed celestial globe or armillary-style star chart overlaid with interconnected constellation figures, depicted in fine relief against a polished background. Superimposed in the lower foreground is the silhouetted figure of an astronomer or observer gazing upward toward the heavens. The denomination numeral 20 appears in the lower field beneath the globe design. The commemorative legend INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY arcs along the upper periphery in raised Latin capitals, with CENTS completing the denomination inscription in the lower register. |
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